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Mike Tressel says it'll be a challenge for transfer linebacker to crack the rotation

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The Wisconsin Badgers were able to get a high motor linebacker transfer out of the portal in the offseason, and yet defensive coordinator Mike Tressel says it will be a challenge for Antarron Turner to crack the rotation.

Turner made a big jump from the Southern Conference to the Big Ten, but he was exceptional at Western Carolina. In his redshirt sophomore year, he made 61 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, three sacks, and even two pass breakups. Yet, the Big Ten is an entirely different animal.

The linebacker position is stacked for the Wisconsin Badgers

Though Coach Tressel said that's not the reason he has a big challenge in front of him, it's because of the "other dudes in the room.